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“I know it’s difficult for our supporters in this moment because it sounds like other players want to come us as they don’t have any other offers.

“But here is a player who really wants to come to us who had other offers. He’s said: ‘okay, this is the right moment in my career, I want to go there and create something special’.”

Wijnaldum’s versatility was one of the reasons why Klopp was so keen to secure his services.

In the manager’s favoured 4-2-3-1 formation, the Reds boss says the Dutchman would be equally influential as one of the three attackers behind the frontman or as one of his two more defensively minded midfielders.

“For sure he can play in one of those advanced roles or deeper in a two,” Klopp added.

“He can also play either side in a 4-3-3. He can play in five or six different positions. That’s one of the things I really like about him.

“In whatever position he has ever played, he has always been a threat to the goal. That’s what he brings. He never forgets direction. He passes and then he goes.

“He pushes up after he has passed the ball and makes himself an option just a second later. He’s a complete footballer who is nice to have.”